In Australia you can get a small loan from the Government when running for any position and this normally pays well enough. During national elections the major parties use federal funds.
Companies with business relations between themselves & the Government can make donations to certain members, however it's very rare except for Senator Luddite and his plasma TVs. But he's just an idiot.
I blame the ability of corporations to "sponser" Government members. How on Earth did a practise like that get started?
Surely others can see it as buying your way into the Government and nothing more. A massive key to doors of corruption and greed.
How is this important at all? Governments want to view the source code for their products huh? It's not hard, just use Linux.
Now if only we could convince the car companies to not weld the bonnet shut so we can have a look at them and see how they work too. Oh wait...
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In Australia you can get a small loan from the Government when running for any position and this normally pays well enough. During national elections the major parties use federal funds.
Companies with business relations between themselves & the Government can make donations to certain members, however it's very rare except for Senator Luddite and his plasma TVs. But he's just an idiot.
I blame the ability of corporations to "sponser" Government members. How on Earth did a practise like that get started? Surely others can see it as buying your way into the Government and nothing more. A massive key to doors of corruption and greed.
How is this important at all? Governments want to view the source code for their products huh? It's not hard, just use Linux. Now if only we could convince the car companies to not weld the bonnet shut so we can have a look at them and see how they work too. Oh wait...